LANCASTER, Pa. – Blake Hargest recorded a
team-high seven points on three goals and four assists to lead
third-ranked Franklin & Marshall to a 19-7 victory over
McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse
action on Wednesday.
The Diplomats (7-0, 2-0 CC) – behind a pair of four-goal
performances by Meredith Lussier and
Shannon Summers – used a 7-0 run in the
second half to turn a 12-6 advantage into a 19-6 lead to remain
undefeated on the season.
Brittany Baer (Westminster, Md./Westminster)had a
hand in six of the seven goals for the Green Terror (5-3, 1-1 CC),
netting four goals to go with two assists.
Cat Serpe finished a solo run for Franklin &
Marshall 3:29 into the game to spark a 4-0 burst over the next 3
minutes, 44 seconds to open up a four-goal advantage before eight
minutes had elapsed in the game.
Hargest had a goal and an assist during the opening
run.
Baer broke up the early run, tallying unassisted at the 21:01 mark
before the Diplomat attack went back to work and scored six
straight to take a 10-1 lead with 2:38 remaining in the first
stanza.
Lussier keyed the stretch with a goal and two assists while Hargest
contributed two goals and Summers added a goal and an
assist.
Baer finished a Lindsey McDonald (Germantown,
Md./Damascus) feed at the 2:02 mark before finding
Brittany Lines (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) with
three seconds to play in the opening half.
Two Baer goals and a McDonald marker helped pull the visitors
within 12-6 with 24:03 to play but Franklin & Marshall needed
only 13 minutes, 27 seconds to score seven goals and seal the
win.
Summers tallied three goals during the span while Hargest
contributed three helpers.
Lisa Jurd (Columbia, Md./Hammond) tallied her
first goal of the season with 7:56 on the clock to set the final
margin.
The Green Terror returns to action at Swarthmore on Saturday. Game
time is 12 p.m.
Score by
Half
1
2
-
F
McDaniel (5-3, 1-1
CC)
3
4
-
7
No. 3 Franklin & Marshall (7-0, 2-0 CC)
10
9
-
19
Goals
Franklin & Marshall: Meredith Lussier 4,
Shannon Summers 4, Blake Hargest 3, Cat Serpe 2, Lauren Ehrhardt 2,
Jen Pritchard 2, Laura Ruppersberger, Sarah Grzybinski.
Assists
McDaniel: McDonald 2, Baer 2.
Franklin & Marshall: Hargest 4, Lussier
2, Summers 2, Ruppersberger.
Shots: M 19, F 35. Ground
Balls: M 17, F 25. Goalies: M (Leanne
Hollinger 60:00 – 12 saves, 19 GA); F (Lidia Sanza 60:00
– 8 saves, 7 GA). Caused Turnovers: M 11, F
16. Turnovers: M 26, F 23. Draw
Controls: M 13, F 15. Free Position: M 0
of 4, F 1 of 2.
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